These design standards are a guide to development
so that the Village of Ossining will, in the future, be a coordinated,
well planned community of good quality, with provision for desirable
services and facilities.
A.
Proposed land uses shall conform to Chapter 270, Zoning, the Comprehensive Plan and the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 10-6-2009 by L.L. No. 4-2009]
B.
Land reserved from subdivision shall be of a useful
dimension for development in the future in accordance with current
zoning requirements.
C.
Subdivision designs shall indicate consideration for
suitable protection of different types of land uses and the segregation
of vehicular and pedestrian traffic incompatible with particular uses.
D.
Desirable sites shall be provided for public and semipublic
land uses such as schools, firehouses and churches.
E.
Parks and playgrounds. Where deemed essential by the
Planning Board of the Village of Ossining and upon consideration of
the particular type of development proposed in the subdivision (whether
high- , low- or medium-density or in apartment-type developments),
the Board may require reservation and/or dedication in compliance
with § 7-730 of the Village Law of land for the suitable
development of a park or parks for playgrounds or recreational purposes.
The Board shall not require that more than 15% of the gross area of
the subdivision be so dedicated or reserved. The minimum area of contiguous
open space for dedication shall not be less than two acres. Open spaces
of less area may be accepted whenever the Board deems it advisable
to accept such land in lieu of the following provision.
[Amended 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
F.
In cases where the Planning Board finds that, due
to size, topography or location of the subdivision or for other reasons,
land for parks, playgrounds or other recreation purposes cannot be
properly located therein or is not otherwise practicable to require
the same as a condition of approval, the Board shall waive the requirement
that such land be reserved and/or dedicated, provided that a cash
payment in lieu thereof for each dwelling unit, of a sum set from
time to time by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees,[1] be paid into a special Village Recreation Site Acquisition
and Improvement Fund for providing recreational facilities in the
vicinity of the subdivision.
[Amended 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Fees is on
file in the Village offices.
[Amended 10-6-2009 by L.L. No. 4-2009; 7-15-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
A.
In the review and approval of applications pursuant to this chapter,
the Planning Board shall consider and apply where context appropriate
the Village's adopted Complete Streets Policy which seeks to encourage
convenience of access and mobility on any sidewalk, street and highway
by all users of all ages and abilities, including motorists, pedestrians,
bicyclists, and public transportation users through the use of complete
streets design features. The application of such Complete Streets
Policy shall include consideration of best practices, as may be evidenced
by guidelines and criteria such as those established by the American
Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), New
York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), United States Department
of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety
(US DOT, FHWA), and the National Complete Streets Coalition, as well
as those requirements included in the Americans with Disability Act
(ADA) and the Village of Ossining Comprehensive Plan.
B.
Any proposed sidewalk, street and highway layout shall
conform to the Village standards of sidewalks, streets and highways.
This includes incorporating any streetscaping to promote pedestrian-friendly
development.
C.
The street pattern within a subdivision shall be orderly.
Where appropriate, a major street shall be indicated for more direct
access to minor streets.
D.
Minor streets shall be laid out so that their use
for through traffic will be discouraged. Particular attention should
be given to eliminating possible bypasses around traffic signals and
major intersections.
E.
Duplication of street names. There shall be no duplicate
street names within the Village.
F.
Block dimensions:
(1)
Maximum length shall be 1,200 feet. Minimum length
shall be 400 feet.
(2)
Minimum width shall relate to the zoning district
requirements for lot sizes and yards, and generally shall provide
for two tiers of lots.
(3)
Special attention shall be given to blocks in industrial
and business districts to provide for access to the lots and areas
for parking and truck delivery.
G.
Culs-de-sac:
(1)
Maximum length may be determined by the Planning Board
after report from the Village Engineer. Such determination shall be
based on the existence of severe topographic conditions and adequate
accessibility for fire and police protection.
(2)
Minimum radius for the right-of-way at the turnaround
shall be 60 feet and the outside curb radius shall be 50 feet.
H.
Intersections:
(1)
No more than two streets shall intersect or meet at
any one point.
(2)
No street shall intersect or meet at an angle of less
than 60º or more than 120º.
(3)
The center lines of all streets entering an intersection
shall pass through a single point.
(4)
Intersections of minor and major streets shall be
spaced a minimum of 150 feet apart measured from the points of intersection
of the center lines.
(5)
Intersections on a main highway shall be spaced a
minimum of 800 feet apart measured from the points of intersection
of the center lines.
L.
Standards for all streets and highways shall be determined
by the appropriate authorities. Generally, standards for streets to
be dedicated in the Village shall be a thirty-foot width with a ten-foot
right-of-way on each side of the street.
M.
Planting strips. All planting strips within the street
rights-of-way shall be finish graded, properly prepared and seeded
or sodded with lawn grass in conformance with good nursery and landscape
practice.
N.
Monuments. Monuments shall be of reinforced concrete
or stone and shall be four inches square at the top, with a length
of at least 36 inches and shall be embedded the full depth.
O.
Subgrade:
(1)
The entire right-of-way shall be cleared of brush
and trees except those which will be an asset to the subdivision landscape.
(2)
All boulders, organic material, soft clay, spongy
soil and other objectionable material shall be removed and replaced
by material approved by the Village Engineer.
(3)
The subgrade shall be properly stabilized, shaped,
rolled and uniformly compacted with a ten-ton roller to conform with
the lines, grades and typical cross sections of this specification
and the approved final plat and profile drawings. The process of shaping,
rolling and filling shall be repeated until no depressions develop.
(4)
All rutting, displacement or soft spots after the
subgrade has been completed shall be properly repaired with new material,
regraded and compacted.
(5)
When existing materials in the road are to be used
for road base material, that material shall be removed to the surface
of the subgrade so that the subgrade may be properly prepared before
the base is constructed.
(6)
Cuts and fills shall have a maximum slope of 1 on
2 from the edge of the right-of-way, except when specifically waived
by the Planning Board and the Engineer, for the purpose of saving
trees or some particular terrain feature at the given place.
A.
Land subject to periodic or occasional flooding shall not be platted for residential occupancy nor for any other use which may endanger life or property or aggravate the flood hazard, and further, such land within a plat shall be set aside for park purposes in addition to that area which is required in § 233-17E.
B.
Manholes shall be provided in drain lines not more
than 350 feet apart and wherever branches are connected or sizes are
changed and wherever there is a change in alignment or grade.
C.
Alignment of pipes shall be in a straight line between
manholes.
D.
Drain lines shall be placed between the center line
of the road and the curbline and shall, as far as practical, parallel
the center line of the road.
E.
Not more than two catch basins shall be interconnected
before being connected to a manhole.
F.
Surface drainage in gutters shall be limited to the
equivalent of that flowing from 1.5 impervious acres; however, where
the tributary impervious area exceeds the runoff from 1.0 impervious
acres, a double inlet catch basin shall be used.
G.
Drainage structures which are located on state or
county highway rights-of-way shall be approved by the state or county
highway engineer's office, and a letter from that office indicating
such approval shall be directed to the Village of Ossining Planning
Board.
A.
Subdivision design shall preserve, insofar as is possible,
the natural terrain and natural drainage lines.
B.
A conscious effort shall be made to preserve all worthwhile
trees and shrubs which exist on the site. Such features are particularly
important in park or playground areas. On individual lots or parcels
care shall be taken to preserve selected trees to enhance the landscape
treatment of the development.
C.
Natural fertility of the soil shall be preserved by
disturbing it as little as is possible.
D.
Open watercourses shall be recognized as community
assets. Subdivision design may well be enhanced by featuring streams
and brooks.
The following improvements will be required
except when the Planning Board waives the requirement by specific
resolution:
A.
Paved streets.
B.
Curbs or gutters.
C.
Sidewalks.
D.
Water mains and fire hydrants.
E.
Sanitary sewers.
F.
Storm drainage that must be in accordance to Chapter 227, Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control.
[Amended 10-6-2009 by L.L. No. 4-2009]
G.
Street signs.
H.
Streetlighting.
I.
Street trees.
J.
Seeding or sodding of planning strips with lawn grass.
